How to change dafault gcc

[Tom Browder]

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:47 PM, wp <qwertygd@wp.pl> wrote:
> Hi
>  I have installed gcc-4.0.1 in my mandriva2006 as default gcc compiler. (its
>  a an rpm package)
>  I compile and install another gcc (4.2.0 or 3.4.6)
>  I try change symlinks. I try change alternatives. Everything looks Ok.
>  when I type gcc -- version I have 4.2.0. But when I try rebuild surces by
>  rpmrebuild it's still use default  gcc (4.0.1) and i have compilation error
>  (incompatible with gcc 4.0.1).
>  When I uninstall rpm package with gcc-4.0.1 everything works fine,
>  rpmrebuild goes without any error. But when I install gcc-4.0.1 again, then
>  it'is again default gcc and again can't rebuild my source.
>  My question is: How to change default gcc ?

Did you try my suggestion to set the CXX and CC environment variables
to the desired compilers?  I use rpm build all the time and that seems
to work for me.

-Tom